Originally Posted by
IanS
I'm asking you, because you seem to have automatically assumed that "consciousness" cannot be explained as simply the end result of a sensory system (sight, touch, smell, hearing etc.) that is rapidly exchanging "information" (i.e. chemical, electrical and other physical changes) with the brain, limbs, and other organs.
How does that lead to consciousness? And why doesn't it always lead to consciousness assuming it ever does?